► 動詞
遠慮 [えんりょ] [遠慮する] [polite] meaning: reject rank: 1
☆ 折角の御招待ですが、今回は御遠慮させて頂きたいと思います ⇨ I really appreciate your invitation, but I’d like to excuse myself this time
落とす [(2)おとす] [coll] meaning: reject rank: 1
☆ 彼は東京大学に落とされた ⇨ He was rejected by Tokyo University (☛ Reject an applicant for school, job, membership, etc.)
断る [(3)ことわる] meaning: reject rank: 1
☆ 彼は申入れを断った ⇨ He declined the offer
振る [(2)ふる] [coll] meaning: reject rank: 1
☆ 彼は女の子に振られっぱなしだ ⇨ He has been rejected by a girl after girl (☛ Used both for getting rejected when professed love, or getting dumped after a period in relationship)
拒否 [(1)きょひ] [拒否する] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 彼はマスコミにインタビューされることを拒否した ⇨ He declined to be interview by the media
蹴る [(1)ける] [coll] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 彼は東大を蹴った ⇨ He chose not to go to Tokyo University (even though he was accepted) (☛ Reject an offer)
拒む [(2)こばむ] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 彼は申入れを拒んだ ⇨ He declined the offer
☆ 彼女は謝ることを拒んだ ⇨ She refused to apologize
失恋 [しつれん] [失恋する] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 彼女は失恋した ⇨ Her love has gone unrequited (☛ Fall in love with someone, but either be rejected or he/she is in love with somebody else)
撥ねる [(2)はねる] [coll] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 彼は仕事の面接ではねられた ⇨ He was rejected after a job interview
追い返す [(4)おいかえす] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼は店に文句を言いにいったが逆に追い返された ⇨ He went to the store to complain, but got turned away instead (☛ Turn away angrily)
棄却 [ききゃく] [棄却する] [tech] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 最高裁は上訴を棄却した ⇨ The Supreme Court rejected the appeal
却下 [(1)きゃっか] [却下する] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 私の申請は却下された ⇨ My application was rejected (☛ Authority rejects application, appeal, etc..)
拒絶 [きょぜつ] [拒絶する] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼女は彼の求愛を拒絶した ⇨ She rejected his courtship (☛ Reject something flat out)
退ける [(4)しりぞける] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 裁判官は被告の主張を退けた ⇨ The judge rejected the defendant’s argument (☛ Reject an opinion, claim, as meritless)
突き放す [(4)つきはなす] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼は我慢の限界に達して息子を突き放した ⇨ He reached the limit of patience and pushed his son away, severed the relationship
突っ撥ねる [(4)つっぱねる] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 会社は組合の要求を突っぱねた ⇨ The company rejected the demand of the union
撥ね付ける [(4)はねつける] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼女は彼の求愛を撥ね付けた ⇨ She spurned his courting
否決 [ひけつ] [否決する] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 法案は否決された ⇨ The bill was voted down
受け流す [(4)うけながす] meaning: reject rank: 4
☆ 彼は批判を軽く受け流した ⇨ He brushed off the criticism
謝絶 [しゃぜつ] [謝絶する] meaning: reject rank: 4
☆ その病人の面会は謝絶されている ⇨ You cannot see the patient (because the condition is critical) (☛ Decline because of unfortunate circumstances. Usually about seeing someone hospitalized)
固辞 [(1)こじ] [固辞する] meaning: reject rank: 5
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► 成句
背 [せ] [背を向ける] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼は成功すると同時に私達に背を向けた ⇨ He turned his back on us as soon as he had success
取り付く島 [とりつくしま] [取り付く島もない] meaning: reject rank: 4
☆ 彼女は取り付く島もなかった ⇨ She didn’t give me anything to hold onto. She flatly refused to talk to me (☛ Someone refuses to talk, usually when you try to plead with or persuade him/her)
► 名詞
断り [ことわり] [御断り] meaning: reject rank: 1
☆ その話はお断りします ⇨ I decline your offer
拒否 [(1)きょひ] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 組合は一切の妥協に拒否反応を示した ⇨ The union showed rejection to any compromise
失恋 [しつれん] meaning: reject rank: 2
☆ 失恋の痛み ⇨ The pain of rejection (☛ Fall in love with someone, but either be rejected or he/she is in love with somebody else)
棄却 [ききゃく] [tech] meaning: reject rank: 3
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却下 [(1)きゃっか] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ (☛ Authority rejects application, appeal, etc..)
拒絶 [きょぜつ] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 患者は拒絶反応を起こした ⇨ The patient has had transplant rejection
☆ 宗教信者は科学に拒絶反応をを起こす ⇨ Religious believers react with hysteric rejection of science (☛ Reject something flat out)
拒否権 [(1)きょひけん] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 大統領は拒否権を発動した ⇨ The president exercised veto (☛ Veto)
否決 [ひけつ] meaning: reject rank: 3
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総好かん [(3)そうすかん] [coll] meaning: reject rank: 4
☆ 彼女は業界の人達から総スカンを食らった ⇨ Everybody in the industry has refused to work with her
門前払い [(5)もんぜんばらい] meaning: reject rank: 4
☆ 私は出版社を訪ねたが、門前払いをくらった ⇨ I visited a publishing firm, but got swept, turned away, rejected, at the gate (☛ Turn away someone at the gate/door, without giving him a chance to explain himself)